| Organizational Overview |
For over the past 15 years Akanksha has managed to create opportunities for over 2600 children who study in 51 Akanksha centers, Mumbai and Pune.
Akanksha aspires to provide less privileged children with: |
- Strong educational foundation, a sense of self esteem and values and opportunities to become employable.
- Akanksha centers are places to learn, play, create and experience the joy of childhood.
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| Each Akanksha centers run in under-utilized spaces such as schools, colleges and offices after or before working hours, every day. |
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| Program |
Description |
| Field Trips and Projects |
All the Akanksha children are taken on monthly field trips and outings. These are linked into class projects. Field trips include visiting other NGOs and meeting other children, trips to the market, the hospital, the zoo, water kingdom and many more. |
| Summer Camp |
The Akanksha summer camps are opportunities for children to spend their summer learning through recreation. Summer camps have included workshops by clowns, drama, yoga and dance and lots of art and craft. Games and field trips are organized for the children. |
| Drama |
Drama club aims to teach the children how to sing, act and dance. The club also aims at building values, learning English, and understanding the many steps involved in staging a musical production. |
| Dance |
Instructors use dance as a medium to connect with the children and each session is then followed by an intense counseling session. The topics covered include HIV/AIDS, child sexual abuse and sex and sexuality. |
| Art for Akanksha |
This program aims at developing observation, perception and creative potential through an art curriculum that includes the basics of drawing, painting, traditional Indian art forms and craft activities. |
| General Awareness |
This program aims to first instruct students on aspects of health and hygiene, sanitation, nutrition and disease education. It then moves on to cover environmental hygiene, first aid and basic illnesses, accidents, and drugs and alcohol. |
